A four-wheel drive straddle-type all-terrain vehicle has a progressive limitedslip differential that functions as an open differential when the wheel speed differential is less than a predetermined threshold, or cutting point, and functions as a progressive limited-slip differential when the wheel speed differential exceeds the cutting point. The progressive limited-slip differential is able to tr...

The method involves determining the transfer function of the radio channel from received reference signals at the time of reception and at the frequency with which a reference signal is transmitted. Coefficients of a digital filter are derived from the speed of the receiver, the transfer function and the selected carrier frequency. The transfer function of the radio channel for the time of recepti...

The method involves determining the transfer function of the radio channel from received reference signals at the time of reception and at the frequency with which a reference signal is transmitted. Coefficients of a digital filter are derived from the speed of the receiver, the transfer function and the selected carrier frequency. The transfer function of the radio channel for the time of recepti...

Ce matériel (1) comprend une pièce rigide (2), notamment métallique, au moins partiellement revêtue d'une couche (3) d'un matériau bio-réactif, notamment à base d'hydroxyapatite de calcium ou de phosphate tricalcique. La surface externe (3a) de cette couche (3) est lissée, de telle sorte qu'elle ne présente pas d'aspérité (3b) s'étendant au-delà d'une surface d'enveloppe (S). Cette surface externe...

A pump housing 10 for mounting on an internal combustion engine block comprising an integral body having a recess 22 for a coolant pump and a passageway for communicating coolant between an inlet 28 to and outlet 36, 38 from the coolant pump, and a recess 56 for a lubricant pump and a passageway for communicating lubricant between an inlet 60 to and outlet 62 from the lubricant pump.

A lithium ion electrochemical cell having high charge/discharge capacity, long cycle life and exhibiting a reduced first cycle irreversible capacity, is described. The stated benefits are realized by the addition of at least one nitrite additive to an electrolyte comprising an alkali metal salt dissolved in a solvent mixture that includes ethylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, ethylmethyl carbona...

An optical recording medium is capable of linear recording in a photon mode. An organic material changed in molecular orientation on light illumination to exhibit birefringence is used as a recording material. For example, a recording layer having, as a recording material, an organic material changed in molecular orientation caused by trans-cis rearrangement, is changed in birefringence with chang...

Disclosed is an all terrain vehicle with an improved engine and power train. The engine is located under the seat and the hingably seat provides for ready access to the engine for maintenance and repair. The engine is placed in the vehicle such that the crankshaft is parallel to the line of travel; that is to say that the crankshaft is in line with the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. The engine ...

Polymers are disclosed having the following formula 1 or 2:Polymers of the present invention can be used as an ARC material useful for submicrolithography processes using 248 nm KrF, 193 nm ArF and 157 nm F2 lasers. The polymers contain a chromophore substituent that exhibits sufficient absorbance at the wavelengths useful for the submicrolithography process. The ARC prevents back reflection of li...

The method is for protection of a wind turbine, particularly of the Savonius(RTM) type (1), and involves a rotor (2) with an electrical generator (7) driven via a transmission (8) and supporting a framework (3), which can comprise a stay (3a) and acting against overloading at high wind speeds. The protection also acts against other faults which may occur such as runaway rotation of the rotor or fa...

From a scaled stream (2) which is conveyed along a first conveying path (F.1) through a removal region (A) in a held manner, the held conveyance is deactivated at the entrance of the removal region (A) for stream sections which are to be removed from the scaled stream or from which items are to be removed and the sections or items to be removed are conveyed by means of a second conveying means (5)...

An optical fiber Mach Zehnder Interferometer includes a first and second elongate optical fiber having a core and a cladding, first and second couplers wherein the cladding of the first optical fiber is coupled to the cladding of the second optical fiber. The first optical fiber includes a first elongate interfering arm where the first optical fiber extends between the first and second couplers. T...

This invention relates to a product built into the sole of a shoe that will cool and dehumidify one's feet, providing superior comfort to the feet of the person wearing the shoe. The invention comprises two layers, one of which has a liquid-filled area with a liquid powered turbine and the other layer containing a built-in air fan or fans or other turbines which are powered by the liquid turbine r...

Vector particles for the admin. of active agent(s) are based on polyamino acid(s) (PAA) and of average size >200 mu m. Their PAA's comprise ≥ 2 types of recurrent amino acids NAA and IAA: NAA = hydrophobic neutral amino acid, and IAA = ionisable lateral chain amino acid; ≥ 1 part of the IAA type recurrent amino acids being in ionised form. The recurrent amino acids of each type may be the same or ...

An improved encryption and digital signature system and method in accordance with the invention reuses an encryption ephemeral key pair from an encryption process in a digital signature process. The reuse of the encryption ephemeral key pair in the digital signature process advantageously results in reduced byte size of the digital signature and reduction of costly computation overhead. In a prefe...

An improved encryption and digital signature system and method in accordance with the invention reuses an encryption ephemeral key pair from an encryption process in a digital signature process. The reuse of the encryption ephemeral key pair in the digital signature process advantageously results in reduced byte size of the digital signature and reduction of costly computation overhead. In a prefe...

The intrinsic optical loss exhibited by a circulator-based optical fibre chirped Bragg reflection grating optical fibre dispersion compensator is compensated by including a length of amplifying fibre in the path between the circulator and the Bragg grating, this amplifier fibre being optically pumped by pump power launched into the amplifier fibre from the far side of the Bragg grating.; The intr...